CAERUS CAPITAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10933221 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 64921Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
- 82912SIC 82912
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 49 | 5200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31➖MAGUIRE, Benjamin Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-06📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01➕MAGUIRE, Benjamin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-18➕ZAPOLSKI, Nicholas Adam appointeddirector
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CAERUS CAPITAL LIMITED
- 2017-08-25➕WADE, Diane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nicholas Zapolski Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Diane Wadeceased 18/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Alexandra Court 1st Floor
Carrs Road
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 2JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
ZAPOLSKI, Nicholas Adam→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAGUIRE, Benjamin Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-23
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-11